COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:41): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier confirm that vaccination rates in medi-hotel workers fluctuate from 85 per cent down to as low as 75 per cent? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PICTON: The Premier earlier told the house that vaccination rates were at 85 per cent amongst medi-hotel staff. Stephen Wade in the other place has just said that medi-hotel worker vaccination rates 'continue to fluctuate between 75 per cent and 85 per cent'.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:42): I think I was very clear in my earlier answers that this morning Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer in South Australia, said that the last time she had checked, which was several weeks ago, it was sitting at 85 per cent. I also said that I was happy to take a look at that issue. I provided a comprehensive set of answers—I think four or five of them—on the vaccination rates within our quarantine hotel.

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Leader!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It is quite clear to me that they have already run out of questions. I think we should just be turning over the rest of question time to the members of the crossbench. They always seem to have reasonable, intelligent and thoughtful questions for this chamber, unlike some of the repetitive drivel we have heard from the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and other members of his lacklustre frontbench in recent times.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: But, as I said, Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, one of three excellent Deputy Chief Public Health Officers in South Australia, made a public statement on this only earlier today. It's a pity those opposite, and maybe some of those up in the dream factory, weren't listening; they would have had the answer to that already and they wouldn't be troubling the house with these repetitive questions.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! The member for Kaurna is seeking the call.